Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou / When the Cicadas Cry / Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW / Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2020) / ひぐらしのなく頃に (2020) / HIGURASHI: Когда плачут цикады — GOUSummary
New kid Keiichi Maebara is settling into his new home of peaceful Hinamizawa village. Making quick friends with the girls from his school, he's arrived in time for the big festival of the year. But something about this isolated town seems "off," and his feelings of dread continue to grow. With a gnawing fear that he's right, what dark secrets could this small community be hiding?
(Source: Funimation)
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Platforms
Official and social
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Episodes
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 24
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 9 h 36 min (24 × 24 min)
- Season
- Fall 2020
- Start date
- October 1, 2020
- End date
- March 19, 2021
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Original
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Passione
- Romaji title
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou
- English title
- Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU
- Native title
- ひぐらしのなく頃に業
- Other titles
- When the Cicadas Cry · Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW · Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2020) · ひぐらしのなく頃に (2020) · HIGURASHI: Когда плачут цикады — GOU
Characters 25
Main characters
- Rena Ryuuguu竜宮レナMain
- Keiichi Maebara前原圭一Main
- Mion Sonozaki園崎魅音Main
- Satoko Houjou北条沙都子Main
- Rika Furude古手梨花Main
- Shion Sonozaki園崎詩音Main
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- Jirou Tomitake富竹ジロウSupporting
- Kuraudo Ooishi大石蔵人Supporting
- Kyousuke Irie入江京介Supporting
- Miyo Takano鷹野三四Supporting
- Hanyuu Furude古手羽入Supporting
- Rumiko Chie知恵留美子Supporting
- Teppei Houjou北条鉄平Supporting
- Akane Sonozaki園崎茜Supporting
- Oryou Sonozaki園崎お魎Supporting
- Kiichirou Kimiyoshi公由喜一郎Supporting
- EuaエウアSupporting
- Mamoru Akasaka赤坂衛Supporting
- Tetsuro Okonogi小此木鉄郎Supporting
- Aiko Maebara前原藍子Supporting
- Ichirou Maebara前原伊知郎Supporting
- Nomura野村Supporting
- Hifumi Takano高野一二三Supporting
- Daiki Tomita富田大樹Supporting
- Satoshi Houjou北条悟史Background
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Keiichirou KawaguchiDirector
- Ryukishi07Original creator
- Naoki HayashiSeries composition
- Akio WatanabeCharacter design
- Kenji KawaiMusic
- Kazuhiro InoueArt director
- Hiroto MorishitaSound director
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- Takashi IkehataAssistant Director
- Arisa KomatsuColor Design
- Ayako TanEditing
- Yuuichirou TozawaDirector of Photography
- Saho YamaneAssistant Art Director
- Shouta YasoSound Effects
- Eiko ShimamiyaTheme Song Lyrics (ED1)
- Tomoyuki NakazawaTheme Song Arrangement (ED1)
- Eiko ShimamiyaTheme Song Performance (ED1)
- Tomoyuki NakazawaTheme Song Composition (ED1)
- Kazuya TakaseTheme Song Arrangement (ED1)
- Tsuyoshi KikuchiPlanning
- Masahide TsujiPlanning
- Hideyuki NanbaPlanning
- Shinichirou KitazawaPlanning
- Takaaki IchiharaPlanning
- Daijou KudouPlanning
- Chiyomaru ShikuraPlanning